Authors worldwide can now self-publish Kindle versions of their books, Amazon.com said Friday.
Amazon also said that its Digital Text Platform will now support books written in German and French.
The self-publishing platform, which allows writers to upload electronic versions of their books to Amazon's e-book reader store, was previously limited to English and to authors based in the United States.
In an effort to expand global readership, Amazon said support for additional languages is expected to come over the next few months.
The Digital Text Platform enables writers to publish without the middleman (i.e. a book publisher) by uploading PDF, text, Word, or HTML versions of their books. Authors can set their own prices and in return grab 35 percent of sales.